Phyllis Pahlke marches with the the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks Lodge #1055 in the Veterans Day Parade on Main Street in Longmont on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)

At 11:11 a.m., two northbound F-16 Fighting Falcon jets from the 140th Wing of the Colorado Air National Guard soar over downtown Longmont skies, signaling it was time for more than 50 parade units to start proceeding south on Main Street during the Veterans Day Parade on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)

Marty Cottrell, right, a volunteer with the Boulder County Veterans Service office, hands out American flags before the start of the Veterans Day Parade in Longmont on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011. (Richard M. Hackett/Times-Call)